First Solar
Engineer- Controls III USA (1st Shift)
First Solar, Gaffney, South Carolina, United States, 29340
Engineer- Controls III USA (1st Shift)
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.
Basic Job Functions High level corporate controls. Requires taking a lead and mentoring role in the global implementation and development of electrical controls systems/designs, PLC/HMI programming, perform vendor equipment check-out, equipment/system start-ups, data collection and optimization of control systems.
Education/Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent years of work experience.
Minimum 10 years of manufacturing equipment controls engineering experience.
Required Skills/Competencies
Excellent understanding/knowledge and experience in controls engineering techniques and practices which would be required for global facilities including North America, Asian, and European countries.
Excellent understanding/knowledge and ability to trouble-shoot electrical/electronic control systems.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of global manufacturing processes and safety requirements.
Proven experience using Auto Desk AutoCad drafting software to create electrical schematic and panel layouts.
Excellent understanding/knowledge programming of Rockwell Automation Logix platform PLC’s, including ladder and function block diagram.
Excellent understanding/knowledge programming Rockwell Automation Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) including PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and Reviews SE.
Excellent understanding/knowledge designing, programming, and commissioning at least two control network including ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus and/or Ethernet.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of robotic systems including programming, safety requirements, and design/implementation practices.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of motion controls including stepper motors, servo motors, and AC/DC Drives.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of Cognex vision camera configuration and programming experience.
Excellent understanding of computer hardware/applications and the Microsoft Office family.
Experience and knowledge of working in server environment.
Proven Microsoft SQL Server Database configuration experience.
Experience in at least one multi-tiered architecture using C#, VB.NET, HTML, XML and SQL.
Understanding/knowledge of Corporate Ethernet architectures and systems.
Excellent communications skills both oral and written.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Strong understanding/knowledge of writing project specifications and working with vendors.
Demonstrated expertise and soft-skills at providing coaching and mentoring to develop and grow a team of junior controls engineers.
Project management expertise demonstrated by successful track record managing multiple simultaneous projects involving 3-9+ person cross-functional teams to deliver technically complex solutions.
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Basic Job Functions High level corporate controls. Requires taking a lead and mentoring role in the global implementation and development of electrical controls systems/designs, PLC/HMI programming, perform vendor equipment check-out, equipment/system start-ups, data collection and optimization of control systems.
Education/Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent years of work experience.
Minimum 10 years of manufacturing equipment controls engineering experience.
Required Skills/Competencies
Excellent understanding/knowledge and experience in controls engineering techniques and practices which would be required for global facilities including North America, Asian, and European countries.
Excellent understanding/knowledge and ability to trouble-shoot electrical/electronic control systems.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of global manufacturing processes and safety requirements.
Proven experience using Auto Desk AutoCad drafting software to create electrical schematic and panel layouts.
Excellent understanding/knowledge programming of Rockwell Automation Logix platform PLC’s, including ladder and function block diagram.
Excellent understanding/knowledge programming Rockwell Automation Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) including PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and Reviews SE.
Excellent understanding/knowledge designing, programming, and commissioning at least two control network including ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus and/or Ethernet.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of robotic systems including programming, safety requirements, and design/implementation practices.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of motion controls including stepper motors, servo motors, and AC/DC Drives.
Excellent understanding/knowledge of Cognex vision camera configuration and programming experience.
Excellent understanding of computer hardware/applications and the Microsoft Office family.
Experience and knowledge of working in server environment.
Proven Microsoft SQL Server Database configuration experience.
Experience in at least one multi-tiered architecture using C#, VB.NET, HTML, XML and SQL.
Understanding/knowledge of Corporate Ethernet architectures and systems.
Excellent communications skills both oral and written.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Strong understanding/knowledge of writing project specifications and working with vendors.
Demonstrated expertise and soft-skills at providing coaching and mentoring to develop and grow a team of junior controls engineers.
Project management expertise demonstrated by successful track record managing multiple simultaneous projects involving 3-9+ person cross-functional teams to deliver technically complex solutions.
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